Wood Crafts - A Dollhouse from Popular Mechanics, 1962
Since you're going to be in lockdown for another three weeks anyway - a dollhouse from Popular Mechanics magazine, November 1962. The entire run of the magazine is available here.
Very unusual design, and a lot more realistic layout than most doll houses. You could - theoretically - have to girls playing with this at the same time, without trying to elbow each other out of the way. (Having had one sister, and three daughters, I doubt it would work out that way!) And all of that Renwal furniture pictured on the house makes me drool!
I'd forgotten how much fun I had as a kid reading my father's Popular Mechanics. The other half and I just had lunch while reading this issue. Cars for him; gadgets,tools, toys and 'start your own business ads' for me. He saw a restored '61 Dodge something today with probably a 318 in it that left him standing as it pulled away from the light, so he's in a car/spring mood. No long motorcycle tour for him this year, though. Why do miniature houses never have hallways?
Bunny, the Fairfield dollhouse has a realistic floor plan, which includes a front hall. It is designed to be open on two sides, which means it needs to be on a turntable or in a spot where you can get to it. I made one many years ago and it was *lovely*. A really nice house.
Lady Anne - Yes, that's a nice doll house. I like the fireplaces and nooks and crannies and chimney which goes through the attic which are so much more like a real house. I got a really good turntable, all heavy metal with sturdy ball bearings for a 1" house years ago from a jobber who sells tools and electronic bits and pieces for the adventurous. Those are pure genius. I tend to disappear for days when making things and the other half gets twisted. Man needs a hobby.
Ask the Other Half to help you cut a mitered corner for cove molding, or see if he can get the electricity to work properly. Manly stuff, you know.
My local grandson and I built a dollhouse together when he was five. A friend of his dad's made some snide remark about "playing house", and Jeff responded, "Where's he going to live when he grows up? In a barn?" Now, I am in the process of repairing/renovating that house for that grandson's little boy.
Very unusual design, and a lot more realistic layout than most doll houses. You could - theoretically - have to girls playing with this at the same time, without trying to elbow each other out of the way. (Having had one sister, and three daughters, I doubt it would work out that way!) And all of that Renwal furniture pictured on the house makes me drool!
ReplyDeleteI'd forgotten how much fun I had as a kid reading my father's Popular Mechanics. The other half and I just had lunch while reading this issue. Cars for him; gadgets,tools, toys and 'start your own business ads' for me. He saw a restored '61 Dodge something today with probably a 318 in it that left him standing as it pulled away from the light, so he's in a car/spring mood. No long motorcycle tour for him this year, though.
ReplyDeleteWhy do miniature houses never have hallways?
The newer issues aren't nearly as much fun.
ReplyDeleteBunny, the Fairfield dollhouse has a realistic floor plan, which includes a front hall. It is designed to be open on two sides, which means it needs to be on a turntable or in a spot where you can get to it. I made one many years ago and it was *lovely*. A really nice house.
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Lady Anne - Yes, that's a nice doll house. I like the fireplaces and nooks and crannies and chimney which goes through the attic which are so much more like a real house. I got a really good turntable, all heavy metal with sturdy ball bearings for a 1" house years ago from a jobber who sells tools and electronic bits and pieces for the adventurous. Those are pure genius. I tend to disappear for days when making things and the other half gets twisted. Man needs a hobby.
ReplyDeleteAsk the Other Half to help you cut a mitered corner for cove molding, or see if he can get the electricity to work properly. Manly stuff, you know.
ReplyDeleteMy local grandson and I built a dollhouse together when he was five. A friend of his dad's made some snide remark about "playing house", and Jeff responded, "Where's he going to live when he grows up? In a barn?" Now, I am in the process of repairing/renovating that house for that grandson's little boy.
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